Harbaugh says Moss won’t be headache

In his first two regular-season games with San Francisco, Moss, 35, has played about 40 of the 49ers’ 123 snaps and had five catches for 61 yards and a touchdown.

In Sunday night’s 27-19 win against the Lions, Moss had one reception for 14 yards. Is he happy with his part-time role? Is this what he expected after he ended a one-year “retirement” and signed with the 49ers in March?

Moss, who hasn’t addressed the media since Sept. 5, four days before the season opener, hasn’t fielded those questions. Jim Harbaugh did Monday and dismissed any the notion that Moss could become disgruntled.

Moss famously has been a model teammate on successful teams throughout his career and the 49ers figure to reach the postseason. However, Moss has not been in the type of situation he could find himself this season: a role player on a successful team.

Harbaugh said Moss, who hasn’t won a Super Bowl, wasn’t worried about the being “The Guy,” a phrase a reporter used in asking about Moss’ playing time.

“Nobody around here ever gets caught up with ‘The Guy’ terminology,” Harbaugh said. “It’s about us; it’s about the team. And Randy, there’s no evidence that he’s concerned about ‘The Guy’ tag. He knows football. He knows the team that plays best is going to win the game. He’s been about that.”

After a 14-yard touchdown catch in the season opener, Moss helped set up another score Sunday night. On the final play of the first quarter, he drew a 7-yard pass-interference penalty in the end zone that gave the 49ers a 1st-and-goal at the 1. On the next play, Frank Gore scored to give San Francisco a 14-6 lead.

On Sunday, the 49ers will visit Minnesota, where Moss was “The Guy” for the first eight seasons of his career. Will his role expand in front of his former fans – or later in the season?

Harbaugh, of course, wants to keep everyone guessing.

“There are a lot of possibilities there,” Harbaugh said. “You’d like to have your opponent think about all those different possibilities.”